i am a gay man. stephen: a gay man and a gay mare destroying america. ... a gay mayor destroying america. [ cheers and applause ] >> stephen: americans count on smawn towns to uphold traditional morality. but mayor cummings is using his office to implement the gay agenda. >> he's the best one mayor we've had here is him. >> as mayor of the city, he's done an outstanding job. >> he's changed everything. made things better. >> stephen: better if you mean gayer. >> the workers went out in the middle of the night and patched the potholes. >> stephen: gay. put a new bridge to the sewer plant. >> stephen: gay. a family center, a park, a playground, stuff for the kids. >> stephen: gay, gay. he has addressed the water situation. it's better than it's ever been. >> stephen: but better isn't gay enough for mayor cummings. listen to what he gay-ed up next. >> i introduced the fireman's ordinance. >> stephen: and what does he consider fair? >> one could be denied service and terminated from their job ore vingted from their house just because of their sexual preference.

community here but is it dangerous to be gay. that's a very very difficult you know answer to give because in some ways i've lived here for eight years i've had no trouble whatsoever many people could say well of course martin you live in an ex-pat bubble in a privileged lifestyle you're here but having traveled through seventy five regions . away for i did a few years ago i visited gay clubs all throughout russia so of course there's violence happening the murders that happened but it's for people to you know get the details wrong about what you know culturally socially stifel nicolaus would you agree you're going to get the rights here in russia what's your experience here well first of all i wanted. you said that i'm going to resign and i'm not going to resign anywhere i have so many cases pending at the european court of human rights on violence against what about your own did you not publicly resign from no i'm not resigning anywhere i mean it's clear that i'm going to continue my fight and that's what i'm doing for the last

the gay community went along with the lifestyle to the gay marriage that we have today which is a great thing so that if therefore does not prove that even though it was a law that was put in the wrong place actually culture actually nurtured itself that's one thing the second thing is why does nobody ever mention qatar the world cup coming up is that because two reasons i think that is i spoke to one of our friends in the government the in the u.k. he said that's because it's so suppressed over there it doesn't matter which i think is just ridiculous and the second comment was that because it's football homo sexual interest doesn't go along with our sport which i think is absolutely ridiculous finally having lived here for eight years you or i think many people in the u.k. are putting the law as it would be here in life in the u.k. culture here is completely completely different for example just because there is a written law does not mean that that filters down into society yes there's been murders yes there's been problems but the smoking ban came in recently partly people are still

it was gay. (laughs) what? yeah, i think that your father is gay. gay?! (laughs) we-we should all be so gay! quagmire, don't you see it? see what? i'll tell you what i'm seeing. you're jealous! huh? yeah, your father's a drunk, and mine's a hero. look, you'll see. at the navy ball, you'll see how much of a man he is and how everyone in the military respects him. (lively conversations, music playing) look at this, dad. all of these people came out just to honor you. oh, it feels good, son; i won't lie to you. dan quagmire! wally! good to see you. this my son glenn. nice to meet you, glenn. you should be very proud of your dad. oh, i am, sir. it was an honor to serve with him. come on, dan, let's get a drink. huh. it's great to see you back in your element tonight; surrounded by seamen. (chuckles) "seamen." see, quagmire? i told you he's gay. shut up, peter! hey, you dan's boy? that's right. your dad was very brave back in southeast asia. he flew supplies in where others wouldn't dare to go. i can't tell you how many loads you dad took when i served with hi

in terms coverage of the over gay rinds is being fueled by the upcoming winter olympics in russia and he's now in orissa shape discuss the franzi surrounding a lot with the power of experts. we are an international community bonded by the homophobia that affects all of us and what we have to do is take a stand against the fact that the government is actually preventing education rather than propaganda that is desperately needed feel people who are growing up lesbian and gay growing up with prejudice this cause this day it causes distress anti gay bullying is terrific but it also is deep in issues because of the huge fines it imposes an organization and individuals who even mention gay rights but i'm going i just you know i constantly as a journalist here in suicide put you know i constantly as a journalist here go on about gay rights in russia and i on this channel i've spoken various networks around the world about this i've not been penalized or find out or i'm just trying to give the people at home the reality of the situation here i posted on facebook on saturday probably about ob

and moscow comes under pressure from the global gay community there will be a winter olympics taken away from russia over the introduction of what they call conscious style a law against homosexuals. and the latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the weekly here on ars he was me welcome to the program relations between russia and the u.s. suffered a major setback this week at least according to the american side president obama counseled a one on one summit was legit putin and then even called for a pause in the relationship russia while expressing disappointment over these developments insists however there are no signs of return to the cold war oh she's going to net church account of the details. this week when president obama canceled the bilateral meeting with the russian president in september u.s. russia relations have a new low on friday the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov the russian defense minister arrived in washington as planned to meet their u.s. counterparts and we heard two different messages coming from president obama and foreign minister lavrov they

the gay community went along with the lifestyle to the gay marriage that we have today which is a great thing so that if therefore does not prove that even though it was a law that was put in the wrong place actually culture actually nurtured itself as as basically a scouse journalist here i know the reality of life and i just wanted to put to stop the exterior you know it doesn't snow all year around there's a simmering active thriving gay community in russia and indeed in sochi when i was filming the last week there was one that. british l g b t activist stand at the forefront of the protest against it emerged several schools in the u.k. have banned gay propaganda locally they reintroduced portions of section twenty eight a law which banned the emotion of homosexuality in schools the legislation was repealed in two thousand and three which the british gay community sees as one of its big accomplishment. and russia's top gay activist says he's not speaking to the western media anymore he says his words are being twisted in use to paint the country in a bad light. to turn the issue into

and western gay communities demanded russia be stripped of the right to hold the next winter olympics in protest against the new law against homosexuality propaganda. some even going as far as comparing him to hitler . we are highlighting the week's top headlines here on our t.v. welcome to the weekly with me life in moscow talk of cold war punishment and a fractured relationship of this week perhaps the worst for us russia ties in years but both washington and moscow have different takes on the situation obama is talking about reassessing relations as the russian side believes it's all being blown out of proportion. it's. this week when president obama canceled the bilateral meeting with the russian president in september u.s. russia relations have paid a new low on friday the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov the russian defense minister arrived in washington as planned to meet their u.s. counterparts and we've heard two different messages coming from president obama and foreign minister lavrov both held a news conference on the same day at the same time in different venues of

comes under pressure from the global gay community who want the winter olympics taken away from russia over the introduction of what they call a fascist style law against homosexuals. and i welcome to the program you're watching r.t. with me andrew farmer the relations between russia and the u.s. suffered a major setback this week at least according to the american side first president obama canceled a one on one summit with putin and then even called for a pause in the relationship russia while expressing disappointment over these developments insists however there are no signs of a return to the cold war. as the details. this week when president obama canceled a bilateral meeting with the russian president in september u.s. russia relations have a new low on friday the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the russian defense minister arrived in washington as planned to meet their u.s. counterparts and with her true different messages coming from president obama and foreign minister lavrov they both held a news conference on the same day at the same time in different venues of c

well listen by his comments through widespread media furor over with gay rights activists branding or a homophobe meantime ben harris quiney who spoke to from britain's boat group think tank agrees that the olympic should not be turned into an arena for political games . bearly her english was slightly broken she clarified what she was trying to say in that nation's travel to international sporting events they should respect the that because of the laws of the host nation and i think so absolutely right if you're going to take part in international sporting events as any country i think you have to go there in recognition of the fact that the country may well be different from your own it's a point of international engagement with russia because there's a there's a major international tournament that's that's going to take place next year i don't think it's appropriate to their political views in that forum clearly there are many athletes that feel the same way it's far from just russia we were in beijing in two thousand and eight hopefully we're going to be in qatar in twenty fourtee

the tabloid newspapers turn out anti-gay propaganda, publishing private addresses of gays and lesbians. i have arranged to meet with a radio producer, one of the few journalists who interviewed a homosexual on his show, which cost him a lot of problems. but it turns out he is not a defender of help -- homosexual rights. he believes there is another motive behind the gay and lesbian movement. >> i have seen two or three people who i have stayed with her as colleagues, and i knew that they had no problem, and then they left the country and i heard stories, i have been hounded and i think some people in uganda use this to get the visa, to run out of the country and they think that going from europe or to the united states or any other country provides a better opportunity. later i meet up with richard again at an indian restaurant, and i tell him about my conversation. he tells me he is fed up with hearing that homosexuals are only looking for financial benefits or asylum abroad. hesays despite his problems, has never considered leaving the homeland. they said we are all looking for money

was sort fact from fiction it was being widely slammed as a cry down on gay rights. and nearly three hundred people in target face imprisonment as a court prepares to pass judgment on an underground network accused of lost in mining and revolution. international news and comment live from moscow this is us he was me as your national policy thanks for joining us iran's new president has called for dialogue with the west but warned the language of sanctions will not work hasan rowhani made his inaugural address after being officially sworn in as the islamic republic's president the moderate cleric won dreams voted by promising to put and then to the country's international isolation over its nuclear energy program but terrazzo long awaited steps to ease tensions with the rest of the world i'm not finding much response from some in the west as i see their reports. it was new president hassan rouhani is widely seen as a moderate politician particularly significant detail where western leaders are concerned after years of strain diplomatic tensions now in what is seen as

the gay community went along with the lifestyle to the gay marriage that we have today which is a great thing so that if therefore does not prove that even though it was a law that was put in the wrong place actually culture actually nurtured itself as as a basic journalist here i know the reality of life and i just wanted to put to stop the styria you know it doesn't snow all year round there's a simmering active thriving gay community in russia and indeed in sochi when i was filming there last week and there is one that and why do people know all about dubai want to put people on about singapore. and you can follow the events around the start your lympics online also on our web site at the moment prize for a whistleblower supporters of u.s. army private bradley manning who is facing up to ninety years in prison for leaking secret data one hundred thousand signatures on a petition to get recognition. travelling in a cheese faster than a plane billionaire inventor believes his hyperloop project could revolutionize into city travel around the world just go online to find out more. a suic

from fiction and what's widely being a crackdown on gay rights. at the live pictures for you is a nearly three hundred people in turkey. as a court behind the. judgment. of. the world. this is with me thanks for joining us today. iran's new president has called for a dialogue with the west but warned the language of sanctions will not work. his inaugural address softer being officially sworn in as the islamic republic of the moderate cleric who won june's vote by promising to put an end to the country's international isolation over its nuclear energy program but long awaited steps to ease tensions with the rest of the world not finding much response from leaders in the west. this report. iran's new president hassan rouhani is widely seen as a moderate politician particularly significant detail where western leaders are concerned after years of strained diplomatic tensions in what is seen as an attempt by terror to ease of that isolation the government had sent out invitations to e.u. countries including britain to withstand the a swearing in cerem

welcome back hundreds of gay rights activists have staged protests in london and glasgow calling for russia to be stripped of the winter olympics in sochi because of what they say is an anti-gay policy backed by law however authorities in moscow say the bill which only bans the promotion of homosexuality to mine is doesn't restrict freedom of expression the u.k.'s prime minister rejected the calls to block the games but the gay community is keeping up the pressure for now and actor and gay activist stephen fry who joined a rally in london accuse the olympic committee of not trying to fight what he called russia's barbaric law also compared president putin's attitude towards minorities to hitler the olympic committee responded saying that sports should be available to all and the new law will not affect those attending the games and british journalist neil clark believes gay rights are a disguise for other political ends. in nazi germany homosexuals really were discriminated against they were put into concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening

sort fact from fiction and what's being widely as a crackdown on gay rights. nearly three hundred people in turkey a facing imprisonment a court preparing to pass judgment on an underground network accused of masterminding a revolution these are live pictures for you just west of the crowds outside the riot police are coming to us in the camera feed however details on that in just a moment. thanks for joining us on this monday here in our. world headlines iran's new president has called for a dialogue with the west but warned that the language of sanctions just don't work . made his inaugural address to being officially sworn in as the islamic republic's president or the moderate cleric. by promising to put an end to the country's international isolation over its nuclear energy program but long awaited steps to ease tensions with the rest of the world and not finding much response from some leaders in the west. now and investigates. iran's new president hassan rouhani is widely seen as a moderate politician particularly significant detail where western leaders

growing up with prejudice this causes death it causes distress anti gay bullying is terrific but it also is deep in issues because of the huge find it imposes an organization and individuals who even mention gay rights but i am going right against you know you i constantly as a journalist hear us and see sides but you know i constantly as a journalist here go on about gay rights in russia and i on this channel i've spoken various networks around the world about this i've not been penalized or find out or i'm just trying to give you good people at home the reality of the situation here i posted on facebook i started writing about the abuse on face for others in the protests and as as basically a scouse journalist here i know the reality of life and i just wanted to put to stop the exterior you know it doesn't snow all year around there's a simmering active thriving gay community in russia and indeed in sochi when i was filming the last week there was one that i just wanted to actually get my car on humble mature opinion regarding gay life in russia and i was nothing short of i was as

people in the streets and that wherever you say that you're gay you will be killed or beaten russian gay activists are taking their case to the european court of human rights and say the law is meant to target specific individuals but see the picture of gay life in russia from abroad is warped these pictures being shown and being portrayed just because this little became a symbol of a protest against the suppression of l.g.b. community in russia supporters of the law argue it represents the russian majority . if there is a large number of people who believe the lawyers to soften thirty years ago there was criminal carnage meant for being if you take examples from some states in the u.s. the relationship is much crudely and strict and these propaganda law forces this one. it's important to remember this law is about gay propaganda to minors and it will be enforced with fines not criminal punishment russia is still a very traditional conservative country he wants to hold on to that. this is one of moscow's many gay nightclubs yes it's in a discreet location but it holds three thousand

american gay bars done of russian vodka in protest and the country's law against thomas sexual propaganda that we sort fact from fiction in a was being widely slammed as a quantum donagh a right. to believe disperse crowds of protesters with tear gas and water cannons outside the turkish capital as a chord continues to pass judgment on an underground network accused of masterminding evolution five years ago you're seeing live pictures right now from today. this is going to live hello and welcome to the program iran's new president has called for dialogue with the west but warns the language of sanctions will not work how santa rouhani made his inaugural address after being officially sworn in as the republic's president the moderate cleric won dreams abroad by promising to put an end to the country's international isolation over its nuclear energy program but tehran's long awaited steps to ease tensions with the rest of the world and not finding much response from someone the west as archie's test sassy ever ports. iran's new president hassan rouhani is widely seen as a moderate politicia

russia's interior ministry says these sort she winter olympics will be safe and comfortable for the gay community and everyone else following fury over a new law banning homosexual propaganda. hello there it's good to have you company you're watching our take you live from moscow with me and. now the father of a chechen man shot and killed while being questioned by the f.b.i. in his own home is in the u.s. to demand someone be held accountable for his son's death but him family are convinced he was unarmed while being questioned about his links with the men accused of carrying out the boston marathon bombings there are allegations the man was shot in the back of his head while on the ground artes and see chalk and met the morning father he wants justice for his son. a quaint residential neighborhood in florida and a father who can't hold back his tears. nothing will bring me peace as long as i live from the moment it happened i haven't been able to forget about it even for a second barely containing his grief. takes a moment several times during our interview. a few days ago he arrived

show hundreds of gay rights activists across europe and the u.s. supreme calling for a boycott of the winter olympics or to have the moved from sochi all in protest against what they see as russia's new anti-gay law that's despite assurances from moscow that the bill only bans the promotion of homosexuality to minors and does not harm human rights the u.k.'s prime minister rejected demands to stay away from the games but that didn't stop the protests meantime renowned actor and activist stephen fry right here he joined a rally in london accusing the limit committee of not trying to fight what he dubbed as russia's barbaric laws even went as far as to compare president putin's attitude towards minorities to that of hitler now the olympic committee responded saying the sports should be available to all and the new law will not affect those attending the games and british journalist neil clark he believes that gay rights are actually a disguise for other political agendas. in nazi germany homosexuals really were discriminated against they were putting

activists call for a boycott of the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi over a new gay propaganda law in russia we examine the legislation. from our studio in moscow this is r.t. with the twenty four rounds a day clashes have erupted in turkey during the long anticipated reading of the verdict for almost three hundred people accused of plotting to overthrow the government high ranking senior army officers lawyers academics and journalists have been among those in the dark they've been awaiting the ruling for five years the court acquitted only twenty one of the defendants while major military figures were handed severe sentences activists and media have criticized the trial calling it a witch hunt. has the details from istanbul. if heard the verdict for main suspects in the case for example the retired former chief of staff has received a life in prison as well as you can say that the majority of the top four of the former top military brass which are on trial in the organic cotton case all of them have received either life sentences or sentences up to hundreds of years old so the

the gay community went along with the lifestyle to the gay marriage that we have today which is a great thing so that if therefore does not prove that even though it was a law that was put in the wrong place actually culture actually nurtured itself as as basically a scouse journalist here i know the reality of life and i just wanted to put to stop the styria you know it doesn't snow all year around there's a simmering active thriving gay community in russia and indeed in sochi when i was filming the last week there was one that. the founder of russia's gay pride movement has refused to give any more comment to western media saying his words have been misinterpreted lately to discredit russia and its government he stressed he wasn't going to help anyone turn the issue into a political one this followed a twitter over an article published in the guardian which suggested children would be taken away from homosexual couples in russia. but one of russia's most famous athletes olympic pole vault champion eventless and buy of us spoke out in support of the law saying it's background lines in

and america and its call for a boycott of the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi over a new gay propaganda law in russia will decide the richest nation. this is coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program. clashes have erupted in turkey during the dissipated reading of the verdict for almost three hundred people accused of plotting to overthrow the government high ranking senior only officers lawyers academics and jews are among those in the dock they've been awaiting the ruling full five is the court has a writ convicted at least fifty people while acquitting only twenty one of the defendants actually have criticized the trial calling it a witch hunt. has details now from a stumble if heard the verdict for main suspects in the case for example the retired former chief of staff has received a life in prison as well as you can say that the majority of the top four of the former top military brass which are on trial in the case all of them have received either life sentences or sentences up to hundreds of years also the head of the workers' party is also looking at

interior ministry says these thoughts he went through lympics will be safe and comfortable for the gay community and everyone else following fury over a new law banning homosexual propaganda. international news and comment you're watching r.t. with me andrey farm. now the father of a chechen man shot dead while being questioned by the f.b.i. in his home his travel to the u.s. to demand someone be held accountable he put him toward a family insist he was unarmed while being interrogated about his links with the many key used of carrying out the boston marathon bombings there are allegations he was shot in the back of the head artes and is to see chalk and i met the grieving father who wants justice for his son a quaint residential neighborhood in florida and a father who can't hold back his tears. nothing will bring me peace as long as i live from the moment it happened i haven't been able to forget about it even for a second barely containing his grief by keats a dash of takes a moment several times during our interview. a few days ago he arrived in the u.s. from russia to seek answers

hundreds of gay rights activists across europe and the u.s. have been calling for a boycott of the winter olympics also move them from sochi all in protest against what they see as russia's new anti-gay law and that's despite assurances from moscow the bill only bans the promotion of homosexuality to minors and doesn't harm human rights the u.k.'s prime minister rejected the demands to stay away from the games but that didn't stop the protests around actor and gay activist stephen fry who joined a rally in london he accused the olympic committee of not trying to fight what he dubbed as russia's barbaric laws he went as far as comparing president putin's attitude towards minorities as that of the hip towards idol fitness and the olympic committee responded saying that the sport so should be available to all and the new law will not affect those attending the games have been harris quiney from a leading london think tank he calls into question the u.k. protestors focus on russia. first of all we could remember that actually the united kingdom ha

be perfectly normal pretty soon to have gay governor's gay senators and i think after that it's only a matter of time thank you very much duke thank you duke mason you can check out james duke mason's blog at de leave dash duke dot com this week on our look at inside d.c. we take you into the center of power and money in the nation's capital it used the white house a capitol hill. d.c. is a.b.c. seven w j l a reporter and anchor of washington business report rebecca cooper takes us to find the real power in d.c. where k. street hi larry welcome to case three but who am i to tell you about washington you own this. pastry it is really synonymous with the power of special interests here in washington behind those gleaming façade a lot of the highly paid lobbyists don't want to have a say in washington they don't really like to be in front of the camera in fact if they're in the news it's not a very good thing so let's see if anyone here on the street will actually get to be the lobbyist in washington looking for powerful people here in town or do you lobby and slower if you have any pow

western gay community to demand russia because tripped over the right to hold the next winter olympics in protest against the new law against homosexuality propaganda to my nose and some even got a yes on is comparing pretend to hitler. but it is news on the week's top stories you're watching the weekly see with me our thanks for joining us talk of cold war punishment and the frank should relationship have made this week perhaps the widest for u.s. russia times in years but both washington and moscow have shop lead defying different takes on different takes on the situation where obama is talking about reassessing relations the russia side believes it is all being blown out of proportion she's been there check how has the story. this week when president obama canceled the bilateral meeting with the russian president in september u.s. russia relations have a new low on friday the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov the russian defense minister arrived in washington as planned to meet their u.s. counterparts and we heard two different messages coming from president obama and foreign m

being or a gay out expire in moscow i think it's safe i'm have any incidents living here and i don't know any friends that have any balance of living here is all right ok they get violent clashes murders and band parades there is widespread homophobia in russia discrimination is discrimination and needs to be a challenge but has the community become a scapegoat of anti russia propaganda and this tempers flare and protest tourism takes hold in london and new york are activists seeing the full picture. central station is a popular gay nightclub such venues aren't in themselves a measure of freedom nor are they the benchmark of human rights and acceptance but they do give something of an insight into the reality of gay life here this isn't about promoting a positive image of russia it's about addressing the fact that even though gay rights are being squeezed and l.g. people have been abusing killed it is possible for young gay men and women to have a happy healthy and safe life here activists in the west spoken out loudly in great numbers but is this about the crime or hate russia. this